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Sep 13 2008, Maynard

People with cardiovascular problems have a greater chance of surviving with the new study being conducted on growing “master” heart cells that are believed to repair damaged cardiac tissues.

Although the study is in its initial testing and has...

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Barbara Forman in her office at the American Heart Association in Dayton, Ohio, on Friday, Sept. 26, 2008, where she runs the Mended Hearts program. Forman suffered from depression after her heart bypass surgery five years ago, and now works with others...